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Air ForceAir Force’s Next Pitch Day to Focus on Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Citing overwhelming success at the first-ever Air Force Pitch Day in March, the service announced a second opportunity for companies to get on contract in minutes […]
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SpaceAir Force Leaders Outline Potential Elements of Space Deterrence
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force officials provided some insight into the concept of space deterrence this week at the 35th annual Space Symposium here, as Pentagon leaders have ramped […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Begin Open Skies Sensor Suite Sustainment in 2020
The Air Force plans to work with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to perform sensor suite sustainment on the service’s two OC-135B Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft beginning in 2020, according to an […]
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SpaceAir Force Space Command to Reveal New SATCOM Strategy by End of 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force Space Command expects to release this year a new strategy for the service’s future satellite communications architecture to address lawmakers’ longtime concerns about stove-piped […]
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SpaceAir Force Planning to Stand Up Space Force by 2024, Pending Lawmakers’ Approval
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Should Congress approve the creation of a new Space Force under the Air Force, the service plans to begin standing up the new branch within 90 […]
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SpaceNew SDA Director Unveils Notional Space Architecture, Outlines Top Agency Priorities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The leader of the new Space Development Agency (SDA) unveiled April 9 a notional future space architecture that the agency plans to develop over the next […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Close to Resuming KC-46 Deliveries
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Air Force is ready to resume deliveries of its new KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft as soon as Boeing [BA] completes the latest and most […]
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SpaceRocket Lab to Provide a Speedy Ride to Orbit With New ‘Photon’ Spacecraft
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Rocket Lab USA has designed a new spacecraft dubbed “Photon” with the intent of launching small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit within four months from […]
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Air ForceNorthrop to Test First Stage of New OmegA Rocket in May
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] is moving ahead on schedule to field its new OmegA rocket by 2021 in hopes that the Air Force will select it as […]
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Air ForceHarris Receives $84 Million to Produce Experimental Satellite to Enhance GPS Capabilities
Harris Corp. [HRS] has received $84 million to produce an experimental satellite dubbed Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) that will demonstrate new position, navigation and timing capabilities that could improve the […]
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